Barbaros-class frigate

	F-245 TCG Oruç Reis at HMNB Portsmouth, England.
Class overview
Name	Barbaros, MEKO 200 TN-II
Builders	Blohm + Voss; Gölcük Naval Shipyard;
Operators	Turkish Navy
Preceded by	Template:Sclass-
Subclasses	Salih Reis class
In commission	1997 - present
Completed	4
Active	4
General characteristics
Type	Frigate
Displacement	3,100 tons standard; 3,350 tons full load;
Length	116.7 metres (383 ft) (F244, F245); 118.0 metres (387.1 ft) (F246, F247);
Beam	14.8 metres (49 ft)
Draught	4.25 metres (13.9 ft)
Propulsion	2 shaft CODOG, controllable pitch propellers ,; 2 General Electric LM-2500 gas turbines 60,000 hp; 2 MTU 20V 1163 diesel-engines, 13,060 hp (9,740 kW);
Speed	32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) on gas turbine; 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) on diesel only;
Range	4,100 nautical miles (7,600 km; 4,700 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	24 officers, 156 enlisted men
Sensors and ; processing systems	Radar; Decca 2040 BT; AWS-9; HSA D08; HSA STIR -24, HSA STIR 18; Sonar; SQS-56;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	Racal Cutlass, Racal Scorpion, Mk 36 decoy
Armament	2 × Mk 141 quad-pack Launcher for 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon; 1 × Mk 41 Mod 8 VLS for 16 × RIM-162 ESSM Sea Sparrow PDMS (SAM); 1 × 5 inch /54 gun; 3 × Oerlikon Contraves Sea Zenith 25mm CIWS gun systems; 2 × Mark 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tube sets;
Aircraft carried	1 × S-70B Seahawk or AB 212 ASW helicopters
Aviation facilities	Hangar and platform

The Barbaros-class frigates are among the most modern frigates in the Turkish Navy. They were designed in Germany and are part of the MEKO group of modular warships, in this case the MEKO 200 design. Two ships were built in Germany and two in Turkey with German assistance. They are larger than the previous Template:Sclass-s and are also faster due to using CODOG machinery rather than pure diesels.

The first two vessels (F-244 and F-245) are defined as the Barbaros class (MEKO 200 TN Track II-A) while the last two vessels (F-246 and F-247) are defined as the Salih Reis class (MEKO 200 TN Track II-B) by the Turkish Navy. The two vessels of the Salih Reis class were fitted with the Mk.41 VLS, while the Sea Sparrow launchers on the older Barbaros-class vessels are currently being replaced with Mk.41 VLS, which is capable of launching Evolved Sea Sparrow (ESSM) missiles.^[1]

Ships of the class

Ship^[2]	Namesake	Builder	Launched	Commissioned	Status
TCG Barbaros (F-244)	Hayreddin Barbarossa	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg	29 September 1993	23 May 1997	In service 2013
TCG Oruçreis (F-245)	Oruç Reis	Gölcük Naval Shipyard, Kocaeli	28 July 1994	23 May 1997	In service 2013
TCG Salihreis (F-246)	Salih Reis	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg	26 September 1997	22 July 1998	In service 2013
TCG Kemalreis (F-247)	Kemal Reis	Gölcük Naval Shipyard, Kocaeli	22 July 1998	8 June 2000	In service 2013

References

^ ^a ^b Barbaros Class Frigate, SSM Product Catalogue
^ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995

External links

[ssm-1] Barbaros Class Frigate, SSM Product Catalogue

[2] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995

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v t e Ship classes of the Turkish Navy
Amphibious assault ships	TCG Anadolu class
Destroyers	TF2000 class
Frigates	Barbaros class Yavuz class G class Istanbul class
Corvettes	Ada class Burak class
Submarines	Gür class Preveze class Atılay class Reis class
Fast attack crafts	Kılıç class Yıldız class Rüzgar class Doğan class Kartal class
Mine warfare ships	A-class minehunter E-class minehunter F-class minesweeper S-class minesweeper K-class minesweeper
Main landing ships	Osman Gazi class SarucaBey class Ertuğrul-class LST LPD class
Landing craft	Ç-117-class LCT Ç-302-class LCM
Replenishment oiler	Akar class
Patrol boat	Tuzla class
Surface ships Submarines Patrol vessels Amphibious vessels Mine warfare vessels Miscellaneous ships

Ships of the class

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